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Wildfire worries: Crews in full training mode, especially in national forests

Wildfire worries are on the minds of many in California around this time of year. And crews across the state are in full fire-training mode -- especially those tasked with protecting our national forests.

Wildfire worries: Crews in full training mode, especially in national forests

Wildfire worries are on the minds of many in California around this time of year. And crews across the state are in full fire-training mode -- especially those tasked with protecting our national forests.

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Updated: 9:02 PM PDT May 28, 2015

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WEBVTT THEY ARE HOPING TO HAVE BETTER CONDITIONS FOR NEXT SEASON. KELLIE: THANK YOU. GULSTAN: WILDFIRE WORRIES HAVE CREWS WORKING HARD TO GET READY FOR FIRE SEASON. THE DROUGHT HAS DRIED THINGS OUT. ROB MALCOLM NOW WITH WHAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOING NOW TO GET READY FOR WHAT COULD BE A LONG, HOT SUMMER. ROB: WITH A WILDFIRE WORRIES ON THE MINDS OF MANY, CREWS ACROSS THE STATE ARE IN FULL FIRE TRAINING MODE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE TASK OF PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL FORESTS. GETTING PREPARED IS WHAT THIS TRAINING IS ALL ABOUT. AFTER THE WINTER TIME, WE DUST THE COBWEBS OFF. ROB: THAT MEANS MOVING FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE FOREST. AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DO CLASSROOM WORK AND SCENARIOS, YOU NEED TO GET THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND ASHLEY GET TO WORK. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST -- THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THERE AND CUT THE BRUSH AWAY. ROB: CREWS THEN SCRAPE TWO FEET DEEP. IT IS BACKBREAKING WORK BUT IT'S NECESSARY. THEY HAVE BEEN EDITED WEEKS THROUGH THEIR INITIAL TRAINING. IT ALLOWS US TO GET A QUICK A GAUGE OF HOW THEY ARE DOING, HOW THEY ARE PROGRESSING IN THEIR TRAINING. ROB: CHIEF PHARRELL REMEMBERS THIS FIRE THAT TESTED ALL THE TRAIN LAST SEASON. A BIRDIE A LOT OF PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL TIMBREL AND. WE HAVE A GOOD MIX OF OUR COUNTY RESOURCES HERE. TELFAIR DESK OUT FIRE IN THE US FOR SERVICE WORKS WELL IN THIS AREA. ROB: THE TRAINING AND'S THIS WEEK. THEY ARE CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE BY REMOVING HAZARDOUS TREES AND DUMPS IN KNOW WHAT YEAR TO GO BACK TO THIS. IT IS LIKELY THIS HARD-WORKING CREW MAY BE CALLED INTO ACTION. ALL THESE FOLKS ARE LOOKING REAL GOOD. ROB: THOSE FOLKS YOU SAW ARE

Wildfire worries: Crews in full training mode, especially in national forests

Wildfire worries are on the minds of many in California around this time of year. And crews across the state are in full fire-training mode -- especially those tasked with protecting our national forests.